microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Search for package by file extension
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- C++
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
I'd like to be able to search for packages that support a file extension.
winget search --extension .json
This would return the list of packages that support the .json extension.
Related to:
- #1916
Proposed technical implementation details
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Research direction
Start with the winget search command entry point and review related issue #1916 for context. Trace how package metadata is searched and determine how file extensions could be represented and queried. Done means winget search --extension .json returns packages supporting that extension, with appropriate search behavior verified by tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100